Lightning scatter: a faint and rare mode of propagation

Jean-Louis Rault (1)

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Reflections on layers of the ionosphere, reflections on ionised meteorite trails, echoes on airplanes, EME, reflections on auroral ionised clouds ... Various modes of radio propagation have been explored and used for a long time by radio amateurs. Could lightning also be capable of scattering radio waves? This article deals successively with a theoretical and a practical approach to lightning scatter.

Mots clés: Lightning scatter; plasma; forward scatter; back scatter

Domaines: Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]; Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]; Milieux et Changements globaux; Océan, Atmosphère; Electromagnétisme

Jean-Louis Rault. Lightning scatter: a faint and rare mode of propagation. VHF Communications, 2005, 2, pp.111-120. ⟨hal-00638547⟩